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The Story Behind the Story

This 23,000+ word story evolved from a writing challenge. What was planned as a short story to be called The Campfire based on a picture that was the runner-up to Union Station in one of my PICK- A-PICTURE-GET-A-STORY-WRITTEN contests. This photograph shows two teenage boys and a girl sitting in front of a campfire. I wondered who the girl was… and was she […]

DRAFT of a Short Story

ABOUT THE STORY [An endnote explains how the story ‘came to be’] A tired and stressed couple’s plans for a getaway break goes awry because of weather. They arrive at their destination but become snowbound at the place they’ve rented in the country. Their friends and family that were to meet them can’t. So it’s […]

I remember when this song was a hit and coming into or leaving the house, seeing mom in the kitchen. Often cooking and cleaning, but sometimes she was sitting at the table with a cup of coffee and the ever-present cigarette trickling smoke—pooling with vestiges from those that came before—that climbed and formed a cloud […]

Rated Mature for Some Language

Around the first of August 1978, at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, I got into a bit of trouble. Not quite two weeks in the Navy and the shock of it—bootcamp—had begun to turn into routine. Which meant you finally looked up and around —stopped thinking maybe you made a mistake—to interact […]

A Writer's Recent Travels

I was there with ‘what was’… in ‘what is’… and next to ‘what will be.’ My projects (both long- and short-form, for clients and my own work) include nonfiction and fiction. They are not just my work, not just what ‘I do.’ They are vehicles that afford me the opportunity to travel in time and […]

“You have to change that ‘the world’s against me,’ shit.” Her laugh rang sharply in the room, raising echoes of when it had been a happier sound and not tired of the sameness of him, not done with the lameness of him. “World don’t give a damn about you.” She shook her head and crossed […]

If 'Times Are-A-Changin,' Should Classic Stories Change, Too?

If times are-a-changin’ should classic stories–like CARMEN–change too? No… and (sometimes) YES. In general, I say “No.” I’m against revisionism of the past or the changing of classic works—I don’t believe they should be edited, whitewashed or altered to fit modern sensibilities. Though they may not be politically correct or include what’s no longer acceptable (or […]

I'm No Angel...

My four daughters (ages 25, 17 and twins that are 13) know Humphrey Bogart is my favorite actor from what I consider the Golden Age of Hollywood… I’m a writer and even wrote a blog piece about Bogie about how though I like John Wayne, too… Bogart was best.

It was 1992 and my second time in New York City—the first time over the holiday season—and I was at the end of a week-long stint for B/E Aerospace, troubleshooting production at the vendor on Long Island that manufactured the refrigerator for our McDonnell-Douglas C-17 project. I’d seen the lighting of the tree at Rockefeller […]

Check Back Each Day -- the 14th through the 25th

I like dark chocolate and sometimes have a piece in the morning with my coffee. There’s a brand of individually wrapped pieces called Dove™ that includes brief thoughts and statements inside the wrapper. With our preparation for the holiday season each year, my wife buys bags of them and I thought beginning on December 14th, I […]

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About My Writing

Some, but not all, of my writing is adult themed. Stories of that type are identified, in the title, as [M] for Mature or [E] for Erotica. Erotica has both mature content and, in my stories, tasteful eroticism; they are not pornographic. Mature content is generally suitable for ages 18 years and older but likely contains strong language, violence, and/or sexual content. Story and post titles in quote marks are fiction; those without are nonfiction/personal posts, updates or news.

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Book/Story Type Length

NONFICTION - Varies and can range from articles of as little as 500 words to full-scope books of 40,000 words or more.MEMOIRS - Varies and can range from 10,000 word profiles to 100,000+ word books.FICTION

Novel - over 40,000 words

Novella - from 17,500 to 40,000 words

Novelette - from 7,500 to 17,499 words

Short Story - under 7,500 words

Flashfiction - under 1,000 words

Vignette - a brief evocative description or episode ranging from 100 words and up